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Clinical direction

Guidance from the supervisor about how to carry out, adjust, or stop assessment and intervention procedures for a client.

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The RBT asks the BCBA whether to keep running a program the learner now refuses.

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RBT E.2 · Documentation and ReportingSeek clinical direction from your supervisor promptly and through the chain of command

Backup supervisor
Chain of command
Scope of practice
Supervisor
Client-informed goals
Clinical record

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